X: The Beginning

The near future. A massive comet passes by the Earth. Closer than any before. With little warning the scientific community fears the worst. The black rock passes by without the global destruction predicted. The world shares a collective sigh of relief, until people start getting sick. The comet doesn't bring with it the earthquakes, floods, and volcanic eruptions predicted. What it does bring is an alien plague, the Xenovirus. A disease that strips its victims of their thoughts, turning them into the mindless monsters of childhood nightmare. This comet has passed by before, only infecting a handful of people throughout history, giving rise to terrifying myths and legends. This time it infects everyone, every single man woman and child, except one. One child doesn't get worse, she gets better. Doctors believe they can use her to find a cure. She is moved to a secret government lab buried in the California desert. They work day and night, but run out of time. In his last moments one doctor locks her away in the huge hidden bunker. During her years alone she changes. When she finally emerges from her prison it's to a dark new world. She vows to do whatever it takes to save mankind from its inevitable extinction. Book one of an upcoming series, X introduces a world of danger, and those who will try to save it.